Holder for spools.



A. MUSK.

HOLDER FOR SPOOLS.

APPLICATION FILED H1324, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

A. MUSK.

HOLDER FOR SPOOLS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1910. 9?@ ,QQQ Patented Sept 27, 1910.

z SHEETS-SHEET 2. :L7 u? iv sans ALBERT MUSK, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HOLDER FOR SPOOLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. aa, icio.

Application filed February 24, l1910. Serial No. 545,658.

l Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders for Spools, which` improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for holding spools of .thread or cotton, having for its primary object to provide a simple economical,.1yet eficient, practical device whereby a spool or a yplurality of spools of thread or cotton may be locked so as to prevent the same from being stealthily taken away.

Illhe device forming the subject-matter of the present application is designed primarily for use in manufacturing establishments where coats or yother garments are made in large quantities, although, of course, applicable for use in connection with any other manner of sewing, whether applied to a sewing machine or to a table or stand or other support, the main object .being topprevent loss tothe proprietor or the yone employing the help or-operators- The mvention has fora further object to provide a :device of this general character havin provision Vfor leading ythe various threa s to -a position convenient for 'reach by the operator and also for permitting ready access to the spool holder-s, whereby they may be replenished when necessary.

Other obqects and advantages of Ithe invention4 .wil hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will'ibe particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part vof this specification, `and in which-- Figure 1 -is a front elevation showing the device attached-to l.the arm of a sewing machine 'as inuse, parts bein shownin two positions by ifull and by otted :lines and parts broken away. F ig. 2 is a-.plan of the device seenifas indicated by arrowforl in Fig. 1, the upper 'ioor or shelf for spools being swung out from the frame. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the thread guide and holder, seen as in Fig. 1, drawn to a larger scale to better show the construction and operation of the arts. Fi 4 is a plan of a portion of the ower spoo floor and the detachable spool holder in place, seen as indicated by arrow inF ig. 5. .F ig. 5 is a front elevation of the detachable spool holder, with adjacent portions of the frame, thelower Hoor of the latter being in transverse section on the dotted line b in Fig. 4. Fig. '6 is an elevation of the spool holder seen as indicated by arrow c in Fig. 1, the adjacent portionof the sewing machine .being in vertical transverse section von the dotted line at the point of said arrow. Fiml7'is a plan of the frame detached, seen as in Fig. 2, parts being broken away to uncover parts beneath, one end of the frame being horizontally sectioned on the-dotted line c in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the device mounted upon a stand when used independent of the sewing machine. Fig. 9 is a view .at right angles lto Fig. 8.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

It is to `be understood that the device as now to be described is applicable for attachment `to any convenient support,

Awhether it be the arm of a sewing machine,

the table of such machine, or a table or other support independent of a sewing machine, whereby the device is adapted for hand sewing. In the present instance, I have chosen to show the invention as applied in two diii'erent ways, but it is to be understood that it is not to bev restricted to such uses.

Referring to the drawings, first to Figs. 1, 2 and 6, 1 ldesignates the hollow arm of a sewing machine' and 2 the usual wheel thereof. When applying the device to a machine, itis generally applied to the arm, the support or standard 3 being` disposed at a point upon said arm so as to bring the spool holding device above and out of the way of said wheel, as will be evident from Figs. 1 and 6. In the present instance, the standard or support 3 is shown as having a threadedextension 4 engaged in a threaded aperture .in the arm 1 and held by a nut 5. This method of attachment of the standard lor support to the armof the sewing machine, however, is no part of the present invention, it being suiicientthat the arm is secured rigidly in position in some suitable manner and preferably fin position at a point somewhat distant from the wheel 2, so as to bring the spool-holding device over or approximately over saidwheel, the stand'n ard being of such height as to elevate the spool holder the proper distance above said wheel.

' The present improvement comprises a frame 6 of general rectangular outline, as seen in Fig. 8,arranged to hold an upper and a lower row of spools, as will be evident from Fig. 6. The upper spools are generally smaller than the lower spools and they are designed to rest upon a horizontal swinging shelf 7 which is shown in Fig. 2 as swung out from the frame, also being shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 as swung out. This frame is supported at the outer end of a horizontal arm 8, the other end of which is supported upon the standard or support' 3. This end of the arm is formed with a head 9 secured tothe upper end of the standard or support 3, in any suitable manner. The shelf 7 is provided with vertical spindles or `rods 10, upon which are designed to be removably supported the spools 11. These spindles or rods constitute spool holding means as will be readilyl understood. The bottom or floor 12 of the frame 6 .is provided with similar spindles or rods 13, upon which are designed vto be removably. supported. the spools 14. In the present instance, the device is shown as d'esigned to support ten spools', but, as is evi` dent, this number may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. The spools contain different kinds of thread as to color and material, as may be required in doing the particular work in connection wi-th which the device is employed.

The swing shelf 7 is held to its normal closed position by a lock 15, shown on Sheet 2, and when locked to place, all of the ten spools, more or less, are held so that they cannot be removed. These frames are filled or supplied with the necessary thread by the foreman or boss of the establishment who alone has the key for the lock. The spools contain threadsv of different colors and sizes, of cotton, linen, or silk, as may be required, the spools all being locked in the frame or holder as stated.

16 is a device pierced with an upper and a lower horizontal row of ve holes 17, through which the ends of the threads leading from thespools pass in readiness to be seized by the operator as the work requires. These threads are shown by lines 18 in Figs. 1 and 2, the pendent ends 19 being handy to be seized by the operator as she may want this thread or that, as the case may be in her work. This member 16 is held lvotally by a thumb screw 20, Sheet 1 and ig. 6, so as to swing down to a horizontal position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, out ofthe way of the swing shelf 7, when it is wished to turn that outward from the frame to supply it with spools or remove the exhausted spools.

convenient, to have it stand in an inclined position, more or less inclined, preferably toward the left. The screw 20 holds it in any position.

As shown in Fig. 2, the eXtreme end of the shelf 7 is formed with akerf 2l extending half way across it to catch onto the vertical side 22 of the frame, the latter being corre'- spondingly horizontally kerfed to receive the end of the shelf. This shelf is the same width as the top member 23 of the frame 6, said top'v member, the shelf andthe bottom floor 12 being uniformin width and of the same width as the two vertical end portions 22 and 24, which will be clearly seen in Fig. 7.

By having as many holes 17 in the member 16 as there are spools, the ends of the threads are'at all times convenient for the operator. Some holder 16 for the thread is necessary for the convenience of the operator, for it would lnot be' practical to have the ends of the ten threadsdangling down over the hand wheel 2. And, by having as many holes 17 as there are threads, each threadiis independent of all the rest, so thatone thread does not need to be pulled out at 16 and another one inserted every time it is needed to use 'a different thread in the work. The coats, for example, in'v these establishments are made in lotsV of one hundred, more or less, and many operators are employed doing special work on each coat, so thata coat in process of construction vis passed from one operator to another. Each one running a machine has one of these devices attached and when the thread is exhausted, the foreman brings spools and supplies the deficiency, or else detaches the frame or y case6 and takes it to his desk to ressupply, he alone having the key. In Fig. 2 the opening 25 rin the shelf receives the bolt or the lock when the device is locked.

When the o erator needs to fill or wind a bobbin4 with his machine with any particular thread from any of the spools, he withdraws the thread from 16 and 4passes it through a hole in a member 26, Figs. 1, 2 and 6, this having an upper hole and a lower hole, as shown, through which to pass a thread from one of the upper row of spools or one of the lower row, as may be. The-bobbin being filled in the usual manner bythe thread nthus guided, the end of said thread is a ain -passed through the member 16 as be ore.

This member 26 has a forked part to rest upon the frame `or case 6, as shown in the figures, its forked ends being turned under the upper member'23 ofthe frame or case 1n a manner that is usualjso as to hold to place thereon. It is. also provided with a slmple catch, 28, Figs. 1 and 6, reaching under the opposite side of the top member 23 of the frame, a small set screw 29 serving to clamp the part 28 to the member 26. This member 26 is slidable along the part 23,

i lower series, as shown, holding to .place by elastic action and friction on the part 13. Tt is formed with a circular disk 32 for receiving the spool, as shown in Figs. l and'2. This is for convenience wherel in making a lot of coats, for example, there is a single coat of some odd color that requires some particular color of thread not used on the other coats. This spool being removable is handed from-one operator to another, as the various operators are working on that particular coat and require that particular thread temporarily. When the spool is used on this carrier 30, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the end 33 of its thread is carried through the member 16, as shown. This case or frame 6 for holding the spools is also used independent of the sewing machine by hand girls working at tables, it being mountedv upon a stand 34, shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the stand being secured to the table 35. The frame 6 has secured beneath its lower floor 12 a loop or rest 36, Figs. 1, 5, 6, 8 and 9, in which to receive the reduced end 37, Figs. 1 and 2, of the arm 8,'a pin 38 being provlded .to hold the parts together. The stand 34 is formed with a member 39 having its end 40,

Fig. 9, formed to enter the loop or rest 36 by means of which the frame 6 is held by the stand 34, a holding pin 42 being employed as in the other case. The swing she f7 turns ona pivot pin 43, Fig. 6, pass- -ing'vertically through-said shelf and outturned ends 44 of the end portion 24 of the frame 6. l

From the above it will be seen that l have devised a simple, easily applied, yet eflicien't 4 and durable and serviceable device for holding spools of thread, silk or the like and locking the same so that they cannot be surreptitioulsl'y removed, Aand at the same time a devicein which the various threads are conveniently arranged for use as may b e desired, it being understood that when the shelf 7 is in its yclosed position, it not only is locked so as to prevent removal of the spools carried thereby, but in its locked position, it is over the upper ends of the spindles or rods 13 on the lower portion of the frame and prevents vert-ical displacement of the spools on said lower rods or spindles.

Various modifications in details, design, proportion of parts etc. may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

I, therefore, do not wish to be restricted to the structural details hereinbefore disclosed,

but reserve the right to make such changes,

variations and modifications as come properly within the scope of the protection prayed.

What is claimed as new is l. ln a device of the character stated, a frame, spool holding rods thereon, a horizontally swinging member having spool holding rods, the rods of said frame and member being disposed one above the other a pivotally mounted member with a plurality of series of thread guiding openings, one series for each set of Spool holding rods, and means for locking said movably'mounted member within the frame above the firstmentioned rods.

2. 1n a device of the character stated, -a frame, a shelf movably mounted to be closed therein, a'pivotally mounted member with a. plurality of thread guiding openings means for locking the shelf in closed position, a plurality of spool-holding rods upon the bottom of the frame, and a plurality of spool-holding rods upon said shelf. V

3. In a device of the character stated, a frame, a plurality of spool holding rods carried thereby, a shelf pivotally mounted above said .spool holding rods and carrying a plurality of spool-holding devices, said shelf having at one end a transverse kerfto i spool-holding devices, means for locking said member in closed position a pivotally mounted thread uide having a plurality of openings and a t read-guiding member adjustable along said frame.

5. In a device of the character stated, a

frame, a member pivotally mounted thereon,

spool-holding devices, a pivotally mounted thread uide having a plurality of openings means or locking said member in closed position, and a thread-guiding member adjustable along said frame and having upper and lower thread-guiding means.

.6. Tn a device of the character stated, a frame having a plurality of spool-holding rods, a shelf pivotally mounted in the frame and having a plurality of spool-holdingV rods, means for locking said shelf in its closed position, a thread-guiding member longitudinally adjustable on the frame, and a thread-guiding member having threadguiding openings, and a supportl for said frame and thread-guiding member.

7. 1n a device of the character stated, a

frame, a member pivotally mounted thereon,

spool-holding rods, a shelf pivotally mounted therein andvhaving a kerf coincident with 15 one of the vertical ends of said frame, and an opening adjacent thereto, and a lock Within the frame for coperation with said opening. l

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 20 my hand this 21st day of February, 1910, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT MUSK. Witnesses:

E. B. WHITMORE, A. M. WHITMORE. 

